Eeyore
6/27/2008 8:32:00 PM
nospamplease wrote:
> Monkey Clumps wrote:
> ...snip
> > Yeah, that'll go over real well. Prices have tripled in the last two
> > years so to help you we are going to add taxes and make life that that
> > much more difficult for you. By the way, please vote for me. Yeah, I
> > can see politicians climbing on to that bandwagon.
>
> Agreed. You can always count on politicians to do
> the wrong thing. They'll tax production, not
> consumption. Those insane Europeans, they've been
> taxing consumption, and building rapid transit
> systems for years. As a result, GM & Ford sell
> 50mpg models there. European bastards! Invade
> Europe, confiscate their cars, and leave our SUVs
> behind!!!!!
Don't give him ideas !
I can't wait to visit Paris by Eurostar from the UK. Especially since the
new terminal is really near to me. It used to be where the commuter trains
arrived when I was at college in London. It's about 25 mins (plus a 10 min
walk) on a fast commuter line from here virtually to the door of the
Eurostar terminus in London. Then a 2h 20m or so ride to Paris. You could
easily make it a day out.
Now the plane can do the trip faster but ..... Getting to the airport, check
in, security, waiting in the lounge or shops, baggage reclaim .... half the
day's gone already !
Graham